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Lady Panthers win Hearne tournament
Courtesy photo The Richards Lady Panthers went undefeated to win the Hearne Lady Eagles Volleyball Tournament Aug. 17 and 19. Pictured front row left to right: Joleigh Ellis, Rudy Castillo, Angel Wilson, Caroline Pool, Catherine Devillier, Haley Perry and Kiley Douga. Back row: Neely Wilson, Abigail Bay, Payton Withers, Alayna Francis, Chesney Calhoun, Kira Coleman and Abigail Coroiescu.
HEARNE – The Richards Lady Panthers have battled a gloom beginning to the season. Players are forced to step into key roles vacated by season-ending injuries. Those players are developing quickly and helped lead the Panthers to a tournament championship in Hearne.
Alayna Francis led Richards with 24 kills, 20 serving aces and 10 assists. Abigail Bay had 15 kills and three blocks. Chesney Calhoun contributed with seven kills, five aces and a block. Caroline Pool had 30 assists.
The Lady Panthers began day one, Aug. 17, with a 2-0 win over Brazos Christian Team 2 (25-17, 25-15). Then they knocked off Hearne 2-0 (25-7, 25-4).
On Championship Saturday, Richards defeated North Zulch 2-1 (20-25, 25-15,15-8); Hempstead 2-1 (22-25, 25-14, 15-5); and Bryan Team 1, 2-0 (2515, 25-18).
The weekend before the Hearne tournament, Richards placed first in the silver bracket of the Navasota varsity tournament.
Richards played at Latexo Aug. 22 (results were not available at press time). The Lady Panthers will compete in the Rockdale tournament Aug. 24-26, and will travel to Kingwood Aug. 29, to face West Fork.